Terry Carr

Terry Carr (1937-1987) was an American science fiction editor and writer from Grants Pass, Oregon, whose taste shaped the genre's post-1960s landscape. At Ace Books he created the Ace Science Fiction Specials line, launching debut novels by new voices, and from 1971 he edited the influential anthology series Universe, publishing original short fiction across seventeen volumes until his death. He also compiled The Best Science Fiction of the Year annually from 1972 onward, becoming one of the field's most trusted arbiters of quality, and helped commission William Gibson's Neuromancer. Carr wrote his own fiction earlier in his career, including the novel Cirque (1977) and Warlord of Kor (1963), before editorial work came to dominate his output. He won Hugo Awards for Best Editor in 1985 and 1987, plus earlier Hugos for fan writing, and taught at the Clarion Workshop.